In my personal quest to curtail the tattling issue when school resumes, I need your help. Trying to play “Judge Judy” to determine who called who “booger brain” or said a “bad” word first is a losing proposition for all parties concerned. Having the offenders say “sorry” and shake hands just doesn’t do it for me.
Last May I gave two incensed little boys (it seems to be ALWAYS boys for some reason) my own nicknames they could call each other and sent them on their way.
Last update I received from “Ear Wax” was that he was still friends with “Nose Hair”. I haven’t been back to Toe Jam & Arm Pit’s school to see if it had the same success there.
It occurred to me that if this method of “bickering resolution” continues to be successful, I’m going to run out of pre-thought out nicknames to use. I suppose I can mix and match from my current list but I thought I’d solicit some additional candidates from my reading audience.
Remember, these are 6-11yr old boys but in case I have a situation with girls, lets keep it clean and gender neutral. Use the comments section for your “nonsensical nickname nomination” and I’ll append it to the list if I think I can use it.
My List So Far: (red ones are my favorite reader picks so far)
- Nose Hair & Ear Wax
- Toe Jam & Arm Pit
- Chin Strap & Knee Cap (has a nice rhyme to it)
- Elbow and Ear lobe (Thanks Ricochet!)
- Toe Nail & Nose Bone (Thanks Mrs_Dem)
(…totally unacceptable submissions will be deleted. Let’s keep it clean)
Elbow and Ear lobe
ReplyDeleteHow about:
ReplyDeleteAnkle and Heel bone
Mouth wash and Gargle
Tip toe and Toe nail
I like the sound of "Toe nail"
ReplyDeleteThanks Mrs_Dem!
I also got four days of subbing in December. If a seasoned sub such as yourself worked so little, I don't feel too bad. It's my first year subbing and I've been struck down twice in two months by terrible colds...just wanted to say I'm enjoying your blog!
ReplyDeleteLove the names...add "Captain" and a last name, and you've got pirate names!
Snozzberry and Captain Cheesey
ReplyDeleteSniggles and Ditzer
whositwhatsis and whatchamacallit
I also blog about subbing. The disputes are constant, especially among the littler ones. I haven't tried your method, but here's an exchange I had in Spanish with five-year-olds yesterday:
ReplyDeleteOne child told me, “He said a potty word.”
“What word did he say?”
“He said, ‘Santa sponge.’” As I mentioned in a previous post, these children rarely identify a proper potty word. I wanted to point that out, along with the fact that those were actually two words.
“Are you Santa’s representative?” I asked.
“No.”
“Unless you’re Santa’s rep, I wouldn’t be worried about that. I’m sure Santa isn’t offended."
Dispute resolved.
This reminds me of that Orbit gum commercial. (Dirty mouth? Clean it up!) There are two women fighting over a man, and they're all shouting at each other with silly words. I particulary liked the name-calling "Lint Licker".
ReplyDeleteThumbsucker
ReplyDeleteToe stubber
Headscratcher
Eye goober
Slobber chops
Finger Face
ReplyDeleteToe Monkey
Nose Boy
Leg Man